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The rescue of an Austrian skier who was found alive after being buried by an avalanche is being called a “miracle”. Police in Upper Styria—the mountainous and forested region in southern Austria—said they were alerted on Christmas Day that a 26-year-old skier had not returned from the slopes. The man who alerted police said he had managed to get through to the skier’s mobile phone but heard only “crackling noises” on the line, the BBC reported.

A rescue team was able to trace the skier beneath more than 3 feet of snow using an electronic avalanche victim’s transceiver, which skiers are required to wear in avalanche-prone areas. They found the man was on a slope of Mount Pleschnitzzinken, in the northwestern area of Upper Styria. "You can't move under a blanket of snow like this," Stefan Schröck of the Styria mountain rescue service told Austrian public broadcaster ORF. "The man was extremely lucky that he had a big enough air pocket under the blanket of snow, so he had oxygen too and was able to breathe."

The man was found about two hours after authorities were first alerted. However, the avalanche hit the region three hours before that when the man was buried in the snow. A rescue team and local police dogs dug the man out of the snow and he was taken down the valley suffering from hypothermia. He was otherwise unharmed.

An avalanche also swept across a marked ski trail near the Swiss town of Andermatt on Thursday, injuring two people. Four others were either rescued themselves from the snow unhurt. Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried, but the operation ended with police saying there were no more victims. The avalanche occurred mid-morning while many holiday skiers enjoyed mountain sunshine the day after Christmas.

1.Why did the man alert the police?

A He found two people injured.

B A 26-year-old skier got lost.

C He heard only terrible noises.

D Many people got lost on the slope.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句a 26-year-old skier had not returned from the slopes可以得知是因为一位26岁的滑雪者没回来所以他才报警的，故选B。

2.How could the skier survive?

A Only the dog helped him.

B He had an electronic transceiver.

C A blanket of snow helped him.

D He had a big enough air pocket.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句The man was extremely lucky he had a big enough air pocket可以得知是有足够达大的气袋才让他可以呼吸，故选D。

3.How long was the man trapped in the snow?

A For two hours.

B For three hours.

C For five hours.

D For a week.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句The man was found about two hours和第二句the avalanche hit the region three hours 的可以得知男子被埋在雪里五个小时，故选C。

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A A terrible avalanche.

B A Christmas miracle.

C An exciting rescue.

D A Christmas ski.

解析：选B。主旨大意题。文章讲述的就是在圣诞节一个被雪崩埋起来的滑雪者被救助的故事，“圣诞奇迹”符合文章主旨，故选B。